Over the past week weve gone through the Redskins offense position by position and Ive given you my prediction on who will make the team and who will be joining the ranks of the nations unemployed when the final cuts take place on Sept. 1. Before moving on to the defense, lets take a quick look back at the offense to tie up a few loose ends. Well start The 53 on defense on Friday with the line.I had the positions break down like thisfour running backs, three tight ends, six wide receivers, three quarterbacks, and nine offensive linemen for a total of 25 offensive players. Most of the time an NFL 53-man roster will have 25 of offense, 25 on defense and three specialists and those are the guidelines I used in putting this together.Thats usually the way it is but there is no rule that says it has to be that way. A 2624 split is unusual but not unheard of.I have both tight end Logan Paulsen and rookie running back Alfred Morris on the outside looking in right now. But it is likely that the Redskins want to hold on to at least one of them. If they dont want to part with another running back or tight end to do so they could have them compete for a 26th offensive roster spot and shave back on defensive spot.The Redskins also could open up a roster spot by going with two quarterbacks or with five wide receivers. Mike Shanahan had as few as four receivers on his roster when he was with the Broncos and two quarterbacks have been the norm form him over the years. But the four-wideout rosters were before teams started to routinely line up four and five WRs on one play. And it is difficult to see Shanahan going with just rookies Robert Griffin III and Kirk Cousins at quarterback for the season. Rex Grossman almost certainly will be kept around.So the more likely route for Morris and Paulsen to make the 53 is to knock off someone at their own positions. Could Paulsens superior blocking ability knock out either Chris Cooley or Niles Paul? Might the Redskins opt for Morris over Evan Royster if the former can back up at fullback?Since I wrote the article with the offensive line predictions my doubts about who will make it have grown. Until seeing them in pads in training camp for a week or so I think that anyone besides the five starters is vulnerable.Running backsIn (4): Roy Helu Jr., Tim Hightower, Evan Royster, Darrell Young
Out: Tristan Davis, Alfred Morris, Antwon Bailey, Lennon CreerTight endsIn (3): Fred Davis, Niles Paul, Chris Cooley
Out: Logan Paulsen, Richard Quinn, Beau RelifordWide receiversIn (6): Anthony Armstrong, Pierre Garon, Leonard Hankerson, Josh Morgan, Santana Moss, Aldrick Robinson
Out: Brandon Banks, Terrence Austin, Darius Hanks, Brian Hernandez, Lance Lewis, Samuel KirklandQuarterbacksIn (3): Robert Griffin III, Rex Grossman, Kirk Cousins
Out: Jonathan CromptonOffensive lineIn (9): Trent Williams, Kory Lichtensteiger, Will Montgomery, Chris Chester, Jammal Brown, Willie Smith, Tyler Polumbus, Josh LeRibeus, Tom Compton
Out: Erik Cook, Grant Garner, Adam Gettis, Maurice Hurt, Nevin McCaskill, James Lee, Nick Martinez

Scandrick, 31, has played for the Cowboys since they made him a fifth-round pick in the 2008 draft. In nine seasons in the league, Scandrick has eight interceptions and seven forced fumbles.

He has been plagued by injuries the last three years. Scandrick was out for the entire 2015 season with a torn ACL. In 2016 he missed four games with a hamstring injury and he finished last season on injured reserve with a back injury. Whether his struggles last year were due to injuries or age remains to be seen.

Scandrick joins Nosh Norman, Quinton Dunbar, Fabian Moreau, and Josh Holsey at cornerback for the Redskins. Holsey is the only natural slot corner in the group and he played very sparingly as a rookie last year. Scandrick likely will fill the slot role until Holsey is ready.

We will see what the signing costs in terms of salary cap impact when we see the details of the contract. The phrase “up to” generally means that there are incentives included in the deal so we will have to see.

In recent years, the Redskins have signed former Cowboys defensive linemen Stephen Bowen, Jason Hatcher, and Terrell McClain.

When the Redskins traded for Alex Smith on January 30, news also broke that he had agreed to a four-year extension with Washington in addition to the one year left on his contract with the Chiefs. While we got some top-line numbers on the deal, we have gone since then without any details.

Until now.

The details show a deal that has a slightly higher cap hit in 2018 than was on his original Chiefs contract and the numbers rise gradually over the life of the deal, which runs through 2022. The top line numbers are five years, $111 million, an average annual value of $22.2 million per year.

Smith got a $27 million signing bonus and his salaries for 2018 ($13 million) and 2019 ($15 million) also are fully guaranteed at signing making the total $55 million (information via Over the Cap, which got data from a report by Albert Breer).

But there is another $16 million that is guaranteed for all practical purposes. On the fifth day of the 2019 league year, his 2020 salary of $16 million becomes fully guaranteed. He almost assuredly will get to the point where that money will become guaranteed since the Redskins are not going to cut him after one year having invested $55 million in him. So the total guarantees come to $71 million.

His 2021 salary is $19 million and it goes up to $21 million in 2022. There have been reports of some incentives available to Smith, but since we have no details, we’ll set those aside for now.

The Redskins can realistically move on from Smith after 2020. There would be net cap savings of $13 million in 2021 and $21 million in 2022.

The first impression of the deal is that the Redskins did not move on from Kirk Cousins because they didn’t want to guarantee a lot of money to a quarterback. The total practical guarantee of $71 million is second only to Cousins’ $82.5 million. It should be noted that Cousins’ deal runs for three years and Smith’s contract is for five.